antec 900 Deal or no Deal

Pug

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I heard the antec 180 was a good case so I called my local comp shop and asked how much it was. They said they did not carry that anymore and moved on to the antec 900. According to them the antec 900 is a better case and they only want $120 for it. I looked it up on new egg and they charge $129 + $16 shipping. Am I getting a good deal or am I missing something?
 

donnagual

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In some ways it is better, and in some ways it is not. It depends on what your priorities are.

The P180 is quieter, and a little easier to work with.

The 900 is better at keeping your system cool, is a little noisier and takes a little longer to put together.

I have the 900 myself and like it a lot.
 

Valtiel

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Thats a really nice cabling job that guy did in Xtreme Systems. I hope I can do something like that when I get my system up and running :)

I don't think I'll have to do as extreme of a job -I'll have a modular power supply and only one hard drive (to start out with)
 

Valtiel

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What is the advantage of reverse mounting drives? Do they just look better?

Edit: Yeah that is a pretty bad job at wiring. It's like he didn't even try :p
 

Valtiel

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Ah I see.

Well I'm glad I'm going to get a modular PSU (Corsair HX620W), makes my job easier. The only thing I need to hide (or "conceal") would be a few of the cables I use and maybe the 8-pin EPS12V cable :?